The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-29
THEY MAY ELECT
4 sENATon TO SUCCEED LUCAS.
1as Indications are that the West Virginia
Legislature will ballot for q senator on
Ne1t Tuesday-Soms Of tho Iusuns
Asylum Directors not Confirmed,


Special Dispdteh 10 the Iateiltqncr.
OHARLKsroS, W. Va, April 29.-The
Legislature will be In session on next
Tuesday and will ballot for Senator,
Prominent members still say an adjourn.
ment can be effected Monday, but the
House consumed the entire day on the
second reading Of the general appropria.
ton bill, and the Senate Ia executive ses.
sion. Thus but three days remain till
Tuesday and the Senate has not touched
either appropriation bill. There are sey-
eral Republicans who hold that 1t ia not
constitutional to elect Senator at this
session and will not go into joint session.
II enough Of them take this view and re-
Train from voting, Camden may be
elected. H. W
On the other hand, enough members
may share the view which Ia advanced by
Hon. Daniel B. Lucas, to defeat an elec.
ton by reducing the attendance in joint
session below quorum. Just a. this
writing IN uncertainty shrouds tho Sens.
torial situation, which has not exiated at
any previous time. He Is bold prophet
who will undertake to foretell the out.
come OF next Tuesday's ballot, or on At
tempt to ballot.
A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.
In the House this morning, Mr.. Nc.
Whorter rose to question OF privilege,
and moved to correct the journal Of yes.
terdsy by striking out the statement that
the motion to adjourn prevailed. It wus
stated tnat there were calls 70. division
and demands for the ayes and Moes, but
tho Speaker ignored them and arbitrarily
declared the House adjourned.
Mr: Rowan [Captain Chipley 10 the
chaii declared tie had not heard any such
calls. and after some pretty warm debate
the motion was tabled, Mr.. McWho1ter
desiring to wi.hdraw 1t, but objection BE-
ing made.
The Railroad Committee "a. again ,his
morning. Colonel Robinson, OF the Balti-
more. 4 Ohio, presented his colnpany's
scheduled and denied that bis road made
any determination rs charged by the Coy
ernor. His speech wss etrong one.
MIR. Toler, OF tho Houee, made character
istic speech In favor OF tho bill. He said
every railroad in the State WAS "errone.
Qua" and ought to bs regulated.
A spAT IN THE HOUSE
One ofthe frequent apsta between mem.
bers OF the majority in the House hcppen-
ed Wednesday. Mr.. Chipley moved to
tako up Senate Bill No 5, which proposes
to require sltn,s'os to testify before jus.
tees in criminal hearinga without fees.
Mr.. kl5d said certain men were eager to
place as high as poeaible tho salary OF 8
position which might fail to the To- OF Ger
tain friends df the Governor, yet they
ecoDon,lzs on tho psy OF common people
required to !eays their work aud spend
whole days at their own expense. a dol.
lar and a quarter IN hour waa little
enough for RAILROAD commissioner 8p.
pointed by the Governor, but no fee wss
to be paid poor man for serving the State
in the capacity Of witness. he moved
10 refer the bill.
Mr.. Chipley accused him Of trying to oh.
struct bnsiness, to which he responded
that certain members were rushing bust
nees through vito injurious haste TO pre-
vent an election OF Senator 10 that u
fsvorite Of theirs might yet his seat.
Capt. Chipley responded that the gen.
tleman WAS talking about something he
knew nothing OF. II be meant that the
speaker war desirous that Mr.. Lucas
might obtsin eeGt in the United States
Senate, the speaker desired most en-
phstically to contradict that staten ant.
This declaration created somewhat Of o
sensation. /. was the first public utter
ance Of one Of the anti.Camdeu Democratic
On this subject.
The House inserted in the appropria.
ton bill q clause giving $4,000 to the
proposed Insane Asylum at Spencer,
Roane county, after the old contest with
Mason City was had over again.
The Senate in it's six hours executive
session to-day had under consideration the
Governors nominations Of Directors OF
the Insane Asylum. The new me,nberG,
DR.. Mayer, sturgi, ssChipley and Basel,
were all con tirmed, but the members who
were in the old board, five in number,
were all rejected. The debate was at
times pretty warm.
The House had long night aaEsion,
still pounding away on the appropriation
bill. No important change was made.